Color Cluster: Gray

Yesterday it poured most of the day and it made me so happy because I had been praying and wishing for it. It has been so muggy and hot here that all I wanted was for it to rain. It not only rained but it poured. It rained so hard that the internet went out. That wasn't good or maybe it was? I got a lot done yesterday like laundry, dishes and I even watched a great chick flick called Edge of Love with Keira Knightly and Sienna Miller. I loved the fashion and the interiors. Such a great feeling to watch a movie in the middle of the day with hot tea and the sound of the pouring rain. Wouldnt you agree? The cloudy skies of yesterday was the inspiration for this gray cluster post. Enjoy!

Row 1: Designer Rugs, elinart Row 2: missmosh, dearcollection Row 3: inkandwit, erinleighheart

Handstitched Handbags

I was just checking out this post from Bliss and this first purse shown below stopped me completely in my tracks.

pixieblossoms.etsy.com

If you have been following my other blog Design Lovely you may know that I am loving hand embroidery at the moment and I was really inspired by Konny Kards and you can see my post here if you want to see more loveliness. Here are some other gorgeous handbags!

myemade.etsy.com

LaTouchables.etsy.com

Isn't the craftsmanship on these handbags just marvelous? I really wish I could just whip something like this up.

Lovely Blogger & Shop: Kotori

When I found out last night that I was going to be featured on Kotori I got so excited and the first thing I did this morning was check out the post and it is such a nice mention! I love when your day starts off good. It can really set the tone for the rest of it. You can see what Tonya posted over on her fabulous blog Kotori.

I also want to introduce you to her lovely handmade photo jewelry. You can put your favorite photos in so many pieces including pendants, keychains, bouquet charms and even cufflings! Check out her shop at http://www.mykotori.com

She also has great advice on renovating your home...... and teaches us how to organize our jewelry. You must check out her fabulous blog here: http://kotoridesign.blogspot.com

Color Cluster: Wood

After I made those wood banners I started to wonder how many things were made with wood or wood inspired on etsy and I found quite a few lovelies plus some others I had in my "wood" inspiration folder.

Row 1: Tatiana Arocha, Lumantii Row 2: Foxie Moxie Jewels, Blue Planet Creations Row 3: Little Sapling Toys, BCJ Creations Row 4: mstrf, Amortola

Featuring: Iva Yaneva

One of my favorite bloggers Iva Yaneva from Iva-Y posted some of my cards on her blog yesterday which was such a lovely surprise. Her post today was a beautiful blue watercolor she did and it is so gorgeous! Here is more of her beautiful work.

All Art from Iva Yaneva Flickr Page

I highly recommend checking her blog out and saying hello. She is the sweetest!

Rosie Music

I completely fell in love with this first illustration from Rosie Music because I just adore how cute the man and woman are together. They are both doing something artistic with their cats. I just love it! Her other illustrations are quite fun as well and I am really digging her music theme.

All Illustrations from Rosie Music

Speaking of music I never realized until recently how adorable it is when you see really little kids dance. We had a 2 year old at our wedding and he boogied down on that dance floor all night. It really was the cutest thing I have ever seen. If you are worried about getting people to dance at an event invite a dancing 2 year old and play disco and you are set! :)

New Look

So what do you guys think of the new banner and background? I needed some color and I wanted to clean it up a bit. I was thinking each season would have different colors.

Clusters from Trevor Hoehne

I was just looking through my web design folder of inspiration and I was intrigued by Trevor Hoehne's website design and so I decided to visit it to see how they layed out the photos and such and look what I found! A green cluster. What a coincidence, huh?

And a blue cluster!

Not only are his clusters gorgeous but his photos are too! Here is a little cluster I made of his photos.

All Photos from Trevor Hoehne

Color Cluster: Green

Oh how I love green. It brings me peace, a sense of calm and happiness. You can hardly go wrong with this shade of green. It will always coordinate well with the trees. :)

Row 1: Sooooound, jennyleefowler Row 2: Middleburg, jaturon Row 3: diito, vintagejane Row 4: walkingwardrobe, katyadegrunwald Row 5: rifferaff, copperseal